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| About the Author Claudia Sydney 16th August 2008 2:07pm #UserID: 1251 Posts: 3 View All Claudia's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Elizabeth says... Hi Claudia, I'm in Lane Cove, Sydney and I have been experimenting with apples suited to Sydney over the last few years. I currently have Pinkabelle as well as a dwarf Gala, Granny Smith, Pink Lady and the 'tropical apples' from Daleys 'Anna' and 'Dorsett Golden'. I've also ordered dwarf Fuji, Lady Williams, Mutsu, Gravenstein and Snow recently and have two crab apples. I had fruit off both Pinkabelle and Gala last year - my other trees are too young to fruit much yet. For Sydney, you need to look for trees with low to medium chill - I'm experimenting with anything up to about 600 hours chill. I think Pinkabelle would be a sound choice though you might think about getting another dwarf apple to pollinate it such as Gala. I've been doing lots of research lately if you have any questions. Also I would recommend checking out any websites for Southern California - particularly Dave Wilson's Nursery or Kuffel Creek for useful info for a similar climate to Sydney. | About the Author Sydney 16th August 2008 6:08pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Claudia says... Hi Elizabeth, Thanks for the information on the various apple trees. Sounds like you will have a lovely apple orchard soon. We did go ahead and get the Pinkabelle and I'm now debating whether to get another one for crosspollination or go for a different dwarf variety. It has to be something I can grow in a pot. Can you grow the Gala in a large pot? Happy growing. | About the Author Claudia Sydney 30th August 2008 10:36am #UserID: 1251 Posts: 3 View All Claudia's Edible Fruit Trees |
Anonymous says... Hi Claudia, The cross pollinators for Pinkabelle are the same for Pink Lady - crabapples, Gala, Granny Smith, Red Delicious and probably Lady Williams and Fuji as well. I would guess that Red Delicious is probably not well suited to Sydney as the winter climate isn't cool enough (about 700 hours). I can personally recommend Gala though. Chill factor is not an exact science - it appears that for many apples the necessary chill has been traditionally overestimated (for home garden use anyway). For a pot, its important to get the tree on dwarf rootstock. Gala is readily available on dwarf rootstock both from Daleys and Flemmings stockists such as Hargraves at Dural or Swanes. Flemmings make a 'trixie' Gala that only grows to 1.5m which I saw bare rooted at Hargraves a month or so ago. Perhaps you could call to see if they still have stock? (They have Pinkabelle too). I think their bare root trees are still 50% off. | About the Author 30th August 2008 1:00pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Libby says... I bought a golden delicious and a pink lady this year in Mar08 and was then told that they are not suitable to cross pollinate. So I later found a granny smith and red fuji in May 08 and planted them as pairs (duo planting in the same hole). They're flowering now and I can see that something resembling fruit is starting to set. Does this mean I will actually get fruits in the 1st year itself? That would be fantastic. Someone at Bunnings nursery told me that if you tie the branches down to the ground, it can actually fruit better. Is this correct? He told me the reason but I can't remember why. Alway how do I make sure pest/birds don't get to the fruits. Do I need to spray anything? I am a bit hesitant as I want to avoid chemicals if possible. Can someone offer tips for growng succesful apple trees. I am in Ryde which is suppose to be home of Granny Smith so chill factor should be ok. | About the Author Libby4 Sydney 19th October 2008 5:49pm #UserID: 1533 Posts: 8 View All Libby4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Elizabeth says... Hi Libby, You may get a little fruit in the first year, especially if you purchased two year old trees. (But you will get much more fruit in subsequent years.) You can help fruit set by watering regularly around the trees in the few weeks after pollination and fertilise with a little sulfate of potash. I think you will be fine with regard to chill in Ryde with Granny Smith, Pink Lady and Red Fuji (all these will cross polinate). Golden Delicious will cross pollinate with Granny Smith and Red Fuji too, but I'm not sure how this one will fair for chill as it is about 700 hours (the others being 600 or under) - I'd be interested to hear how it goes as I don't have Golden Delicious. I don't spray for anything as yet. The biggest problem in my area (Lane Cove) is possums eating the ripe fruit. I'm going to try and protect my ripening fruit with bags or netting. I haven't had a lot of problems with bugs so far - watch out for caterpillars, slugs, aphids etc that eat the foliage. I haven't had a problem with fruit fly in my apples (only tomatoes) but it is potentially a problem, as are codling moths. | About the Author Sydney 19th October 2008 9:32pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Libby4 Sydney 27th December 2008 4:47pm #UserID: 1533 Posts: 8 View All Libby4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 27th December 2008 5:57pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Libby says... I am not far from you Liz in Lane Cove and my biggest disappointment is the possums/birds/etc eating the fruits. I tried hanging CDs, wind chimes to scar them but no avail. I tried to bag them with plastic bags with holes cut through but with some hot weather, the leaves get burnt. I even used those fruit, onions,garlic netting bags but those pesky possums/blue tongue just rips it apart. Anyone got any ideas/suggestions. | About the Author Libby4 Sydney 21st January 2009 5:24pm #UserID: 1533 Posts: 8 View All Libby4's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Mark5 Blacktown 19th March 2009 6:20pm #UserID: 1008 Posts: 34 View All Mark5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 19th March 2009 6:24pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Farah says... Hi Elizabeth How were your Apples this year? You are growing just about all of the varieties I am considering buying - the yummy crunchy ones! :) Based on your experience with the Sydney climate, can you please help me to choose which ones to get? I need to buy as FEW trees as possible for the maximum return...to minimise the trouble I'm going to get into with my DH for buying "more [bleep] plants!" :) Which varieties should together provide the best crop of crunchy juicy apples over the course of the year? (I am also considering a Huonville Crab just for the novelty, if that has any pollination implications for the others.) Thank you!! | About the Author Steph2 Sydney north 24th July 2009 12:23am #UserID: 2580 Posts: 2 View All Steph2's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Mark5 Blacktown 25th July 2009 11:05am #UserID: 1008 Posts: 34 View All Mark5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Claudia says... I am wondering if I should spray my young apple trees in the winter to stop the rust spots forming on the leaves when they regrow. There were some rust spots on the old leaves and I'm worried it may be a fungus. Also when is the best time to fertilise the trees and with what? They are still in pots. Thanks | About the Author Claudia Sydney 1st August 2009 3:05pm #UserID: 1251 Posts: 3 View All Claudia's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Dekka Newcastle 4th August 2009 2:25pm #UserID: 102 Posts: 219 View All Dekka's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 4th August 2009 4:26pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dekka says... Thankyou Amanda, It's all still in its infancy and I suppose as one thing grows another may be crowded out but I tend to think that degree of competition will result in a healthier garden overall. My main reason for the high concentration of plants was to increase the humidity as the yard was toast-dry before. I hope to have some more pics soon. By the way, I think you've done wonders given what your up against. Intelligent practises winning over adversity. Don't give up! | About the Author Dekka Newcastle 4th August 2009 9:12pm #UserID: 102 Posts: 219 View All Dekka's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hay Dekka - I agree about the humidity aspect 2 - I think I have spread my garden too far n wide - and as I do all of the work on my own - it gets a bit bigger than BenHur sometimes! It keeps me fit tho' (better than slogging it out at the gym...can't eat the dumbells) There is much I would change in hindsight - if only I had the "toys" to do the big jobs! :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 4th August 2009 9:39pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author judy6 sutherland 6th September 2012 11:12am #UserID: 7226 Posts: 1 View All judy6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Judy, if you are talking about last years apple tree you may have a problem. If you are talking about this years apple tree it might be a tad early for any growth just yet. Mine are still completely dormant and I'm in a warm area. Just as a matter of interest, I have recently converted (topworked)one of my old unproductive tripple grafted apple trees to a Pink Lady and Granny Smith, both late season cultivars. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 6th September 2012 10:12pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author KarenW ST IVES 3rd August 2018 12:03am #UserID: 18771 Posts: 2 View All KarenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
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